I sit in bed writing this.
Willy curls beside me,
his front right leg,
thrown over my calf
as over a bolster.
He watches me–
just watches me–
for minutes on end watches me–
green eyes wide and calm
framed by the roundness of his midnight face.
Watches
content
complete.

Oh, to be this kind of catlike.

Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.